Tom Acheson
posted this
07 January 2025
For some of us, getting started in the Postal game might not be too obvious.
Go through the list of events and their descriptions ss seen in the thread here under "guide". If you have a gun you want to use, sort through the guide and determine where your gun "fits".
Oftentimes the equipment requirements are similar to the CBA BR match gun requirements. (Some events do not have a companion CBA event.)
If unsure, send an e-mail to Michael Hice for clarification.
Then fill out the order form, also seen in the same thread as the guide. Check off or highlight the Postal(s) that you want to shoot. Send that form and payment to Michael Hice. He will pull the targets together and send them to you.
When you receive the targets the target return due date will be on the Tech Data Sheet. Every shooter needs to fill that sheet out and include it when you send the target(s) to the scorer. The scorer's name and address is on the Tech Data Sheet. Be sure to mark your calendar so you don't forget the due date!
Get out and shoot the targets, following the event rules. It's a good idea to print off the guide and take it to the range with you, so you know the rules about how many rounds per target, the distance, the time allowed, etc. A sighter target is included for each event, so becsure to hang it up and use it!
Historically, the BR Rifle Season is probably the most popular. Season means you sign up to shoot the target(s) once a month. The targets are the same each month. You can choose to shoot score, group or both. As the scorer, I see most shooters electing to shoot both score and group. As long as you are out shooting why not both? Not all events involve a 4-month season situation.
To be eligible for a 4-month season aggregate award, you cannot change guns for each month but you can change loads as you make your way through the 4-months. Note that each monthly target has its own due date. You do not save up all 4 targets and send them in together. There will be events where you have to identify the sights that you will use, iron sights or scoped sights. This determines which targets Michael will send to you.
Hope this helps get you started!
Tom